An Azuza woman driving a stolen vehicle died after she crashed into two cars at a Rancho Cucamonga intersection while trying to get away from deputies late Friday morning, San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials said.

Deputies received a hit from a fixed automated license plate reader about a stolen vehicle, according to a sheriff’s news release. They spotted the stolen vehicle around 11:30 a.m. Friday but when they tried to pull it over, the 33-year-old female driver sped away, according to Sgt. Marc Bracco.

The woman drove erratically through the city during the pursuit, the news release stated. She traveled at speeds of 70 miles per hours and had begun to pull away from deputies just before the crash. A helicopter was requested but did not arrive in time to help.

About 3 minutes after speeding off, the woman traveled south on Etiwanda Avenue and crashed into two vehicles in the intersection at Foothill Boulevard, according to Bracco and the news release.

“The suspect driver was transported for major injuries to a local trauma center,” Bracco said. She later died at the hospital. Two occupants in other vehicles with minor injuries were taken by ambulance to a local hospital and were expected to be released from the hospital the same day.

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Authorities have not released the woman’s identity pending notification of next of kin. The vehicle she was driving was stolen on June 19 from Glendora, and she did not have a driver’s license, the news release stated.

Anyone with information about this investigation can contact the sheriff’s Rancho Cucamonga station at 909-477-2800. To remain anonymous, call the WeTip Hotline at 800-78-CRIME (27463) or visit the website at www.wetip.com.

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